Thai names
46 names from the Thai naming tradition, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and how it is seen around the world.
- AmphonUnisexThai for "hidden strength": from อำ (am), "to hide", and พล (phon), "strength, power".
- AmpornGirlThai for "hidden blessing": from อำ (am), "to hide", and พร (phon), "blessing".
- AnongGirlThai for "beautiful woman", tracing back to Ananga, a Sanskrit name for the Hindu god of love.
- ArthitBoyThai for "sun", from the Sanskrit solar deity Aditya.
- KaeoUnisexThai for "crystal, glass", also used of a precious stone.
- KamonBoyThai for "heart, mind", ultimately from the Sanskrit word for lotus, kamala.
- KanchanaGirlThai and Tamil for "golden", from the Sanskrit word kañcana.
- KandaGirlThai for "beloved", from the Sanskrit word kānta.
- KanyaGirlFrom Thai กัญญา (kanya), a word for a young unmarried woman, borrowed from Sanskrit.
- KlahanBoyFrom Thai กล้าหาญ (klahan), "brave, courageous", joining กล้า, "bold", to หาญ, "valiant".
- KulapUnisexFrom Thai กุหลาบ (kulap), "rose", ultimately from Persian گلاب (golāb), "rosewater".
- LaddaGirlFrom Thai ลัดดา (Ladda), the Thai form of Lata, itself from Sanskrit latā, "creeper, vine".
- LawanGirlFrom Thai ลาวัณย์ or ลาวัลย์ (Lawan), "beauty, charm", from Sanskrit lāvaṇya.
- MalaiGirlFrom Thai มาลัย (Malai), "garland, wreath".
- MaleeGirlDepends on the Thai spelling: มาลี (maalii), "flower", or มะลิ (mali), "jasmine"; both are usually written Malee or…
- MongkutBoyFrom Thai มงกุฎ (Mongkut), "crown", from Sanskrit mukuṭa.
- NarongBoyA Thai word for fighting or waging war, built on an old Sanskrit root for battle.
- NittayaGirlFrom Sanskrit nitya, "eternal, everlasting".
- PakpaoGirlThai for a kite, the toy flown on a string in the wind.
- PorntipGirlThai for "heavenly blessing", joining a word for blessing with a word for divine.
- PraneeGirlThai for "kind, compassionate", from a Sanskrit word for a living, breathing creature.
- PrasertBoyThai for "excellent, superb", from a Sanskrit word for the best of something.
- PrasitBoyThai for "success, accomplishment", from a Sanskrit word for something well established.
- PreechaBoyThai for "wisdom, sagacity", from a Sanskrit word for deep knowledge.
- RatreeGirlA Thai literary word for "night", from Sanskrit rātri, also given to a fragrant night-blooming jasmine.
- SakchaiBoyFrom Thai ศักดิ์ (sak), "power, honour", joined to ชัย (chai), "victory".
- SasithornGirlA Thai literary word for "the moon".
- SiripornGirlFrom Thai ศิริ (siri), "glory, splendour", joined to พร (phon), "blessing".
- SombatUnisexFrom Thai สมบัติ (sombat), "fortune, wealth, prosperity", from Sanskrit sampatti.
- SomboonUnisexFrom Thai สมบูรณ์ (somboon), "complete, abundant, perfect", from Sanskrit sampūrṇa; the identical romanisation also…
- SomchaiBoyFrom Thai สม (som), "worthy", joined to either ชาย (chai), "man", or the identically pronounced ชัย (chai), "victory".
- SomchitUnisexFrom Thai/Lao สม/ສົມ (som), "worthy", joined to จิต/ຈິດ (chit), "mind, heart, spirit".
- SomphonUnisexFrom Thai สม (som), "worthy", joined to พล (phon), "power, strength".
- SompornUnisexFrom Thai สม (som), "worthy", joined to พร (phon), "blessing".
- SomsakBoyFrom Thai สม (som), "worthy", joined to ศักดิ์ (sak), "power, strength, honour".
- SuchartBoyFrom Sanskrit सु (su), "good", joined to जाति (jāti), "birth"; read together in Thai as "born into a good life".
- SukhonUnisexFrom Sanskrit सु (su), "good", joined to गन्ध (gandha), "fragrance, scent"; read together as "pleasant scent".
- SunanUnisexFrom Sanskrit सु (su), "good", joined to नन्द (nanda), "joy, delight"; read together as "pleasing, delightful".
- ThaksinBoyFrom Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa), "south, right hand".
- UbonGirlFrom Sanskrit उत्पल (utpala), "lotus".
- UdomBoyFrom Thai อุดม (udom), "plentiful, abundant", tracing back to Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama), "utmost, best".
- WanchaiBoyJoins Thai วัน (wan), "day", and ชัย (chai), "victory", to read roughly as "day of triumph".
- WattanaUnisexFrom Thai วัฒนา (wattana), "progress, prosperity", rooted in Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana), "growth, increase".
- WichaiBoyFrom Thai วิชัย (wichai), "great victory", from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).
- WichianBoyFrom Thai วิเชียร (wichian), "diamond" or "thunderbolt", from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra), the weapon of the god Indra.
- WiratBoyFrom Thai วิรัช (wirat), "pure, restrained", tracing to Sanskrit विरति (virati), "abstaining, ceasing".